I've been dealing with this for a while and I just can't take it anymore. I want to set the default maximize button to fill the width and height of the screen without any extra shortcut keys. The way ...

Is there anyway to activate the Show Library Folder option from the command line?
I know that I can archive it with the command chflags nohidden ~/Library', but for several reasons I would prefer a ...

I've changed some options related to font rendering by defaults write command in past (I can't recall was it lcdfilter, or something else).
Now when I turn off antialiasing in system preferences font ...

In OS X Yosemite it's possible to have preferences that are shared between multiple apps that are in the same App Group. On the development side of things it's as simple as setting up the App Group ...

The default behavior in Yosemite for apps with combined window title/toolbar in full screen mode is, that the window controls (signal lights) slide in from the left when the mouse the mouse pointer ...

I have an shared OSX machine (now running Yosemite) that is used by a large group of people, most of which are not normally Mac users. A couple of the most regulars such as myself that need persistent ...

I have a MacBook Pro from work. To keep my browsing history separate, I use 2 different browsers. (Chrome = Work, Safari = Fun)
I want to make my default browswer Chrome while at work (9 am to 6pm), ...

I am using a simple applescript application to open different URL schemes in different Fluid Apps.
By setting this app as the default browser, I can effectively parse out the URL scheme and open the ...

I'm using Keynote 6.2. Is there a way to change the default properties of shape objects? Specifically, I'd like to get rid of the drop shadow and the advanced color fill. It's a pain to have to change ...

I'm trying to automate my OS X setup but I'm stuck trying to programmatically add a new Input Source or keyboard layout.
I usually use two layouts: regular US and US International, so what I'm trying ...

My school has a bunch of Macs that are always logged in as Guest and have very annoying default settings (natural scrolling, no secondary mouse button, etc), so I am trying to write a terminal script ...

I am running OS X Mavericks 10.9 and I want to create a new key combination shortcut for, lets say, 'Look Up in Dictionary'. Personally I think CommandShiftD or CommandOptionD would be nice.
When I ...

I found several long lists with defaults, settings, but never a complete one with a reference to developers.apple.com. Is there any such list to find? If not, which is the longest/systematic/complete ...

I'm trying to set up some standard terminal settings for all users across our system on all machines.
I've tried to use the defaults write cmd in a LoginHook script, but since it seems that terminal ...

I accidentally maximized the Force Quit dialoge on my Mac and I am looking for a way to restore it to its original size other than manually resizing it. I would like it to be have exact dimensions as ...

When I log on the Guest user, the Magic Mouse settings are not as I want them to be. E.g., I would always like the right click enabled and the tracking speed set to fast, but these settings default to ...

I need to write about 50 preferences to a .plist file. Is there any way to write just once to plist file? My current code has 50 defaults write lines.
do shell script "defaults write testing.testing ...

I've been trying to create a script to disable/enable the Notification Center, even if it's temporary. It should do the same as manually sliding the Notification Center, scrolling up, and toggling the ...